vegetables

  • Watermelon Salsa

    Watermelon Salsa // There’s nothing better than a quick and simple homemade salsa! The flavors are robust and so fresh with a medley of vegetables, cilantro, and…. WATERMELON (the secret ingredient that has made this my new summertime favorite)!  This Watermelon Salsa is delicious served as an appetizer with some salty tortilla chips … or it can…

  • Cucumber Mint Green Juice

    First off, HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY, friends! To be completely honest, I was posting this green juice today — without thought of the holiday! How perfectly fitting! (I love when that happens!) Now on to the recipe! Cucumber Mint Green Juice // A few months ago, I bought my first juicer (after watching the fabulous documentary… Fat,…

  • Classic Tuscan Soup

    Classic Tuscan Soup // It’s winter… but I live in Southern California, so it’s not reallllllly winter! I surely can’t relate to those of you shoveling snow and bundling up in your cozy cold-weather gear. Where I live, we’ve had a few days of cooler weather, some rain, and even one day of random snow {can you believe it?}… but…

  • Summer Pasta Salad

    :: Summer Pasta Salad :: Do you find, in the summer, that you cook less or look for easier recipes? I certainly do! Our days have been filled with outings, lots of outside time playing, and for us… packing up our mountain home in preparation for our upcoming move {not so fun!}. During the school year, I’m fairly…

  • Healthy Quinoa Salad

       :: Healthy Quinoa Salad :: I’m sure by now, most of you have tried quinoa {pronounced KEEN-wah}. This superfood {which was discovered by the Incas, three to four thousand years ago} is one of my personal favorites! Although it is usually thought of as a whole grain, it is actually a seed. It takes…